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7:15 a.m. Registration and time to grab some morning fuel
7:30 a.m. Announcements; discussion begins
8:20 a.m. Wrap up and concluding thoughts
Coffee and pastries will be provided by AMA Iowa. Please RSVP for the August 17 event by August 16 so we have enough treats to go around!

Event Description: The purpose of the Capital for Your Business Seminar is to inform and educate both potential and current business owners on capital options for their businesses. This event will walk owners through the spectrum of capital options, bank financing types and expectations, alternate loans and grants and buying on contract. The seminar will also host several speakers and the lessons they learned from personal experience. Cost to attend is $35 and includes lunch. Limit of 40 attendees. Sign up today!

THURSDAY WEEKLY: Business Incubator Networking Group – Iowa (B.I.N.G.) 12-1pm Networking and education at the West Des Moines Incubator – 318 5th Street, West Des Moines. Followed by FREE open co-working in the WDM Incubator from 1 to 5 PM. Twitter @JadeHandy

Vision and Mission statements are nothing but top-down propaganda left over from the industrial revolution. “Values” are too easily weaponized and Value Propositions, although important, are more about making marketers feel good. Now… let’s deliver a brand that can have enduring meaning to actual customers in the era of the Attention Economy.

Key Takeaways: Shed old, tired standards of what a brand actually is. Hint: your brand is not your logo, gasp! Learn about the Shared Experience through the Brand Promise Ecosystem
Get into the reality that a brand must not only ignite customer epiphany, a necessity in the Attention Economy, but also endure in this harsh environment

Saturday, September 2, 2017

WEEKLY: Small Business Incubator (BING-IA SES) B.I.N.G. Sweat Equity Saturday Meetup group: 8am to Noon at the West Des Moines Incubator (318 5th Street, West Des Moines). Meet and help ambitious people who have businesses or business startup aspirations. Roll up your sleeves on a Saturday to launch or grow a business. Meet with your team, work on your next steps, help others with their tasks and challenges and/or just provide your expertise and time to others. This is a time and a place to get things done and make things happen! http://www.meetup.com/Small-Business-Incubator-Meetup-West-Des-Moines-Iowa/events/218852426/ Twitter @JadeHandy

At our April luncheon, Jeff Julian presented on understanding what goes into producing valuable video assets. Whether you attended that event or not, AMA Iowa invites you to join us as we welcome back Jeff Julian who will host this video focused workshop on Tuesday, September 19 where he’ll dive even deeper into the topic of video marketing.

Workshop Description:
With live video enabled on the big social media platforms, 2017 could finally be what the last five years have claimed to be: ‘The Year of Video Marketing.’ It could be big for your marketing team, but only if you’re able to produce quality video content.